Problema Solution
dave has 167 prizes to give away. 43 are broken. If he gives away the remaining prizes over the next seven days, and he gives away the same amount each day, how many prizes are left over?
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let
x = the amount of prizes that Dave gives per day
x is integer
43 + 7x <= 167
by solving the inequality we find
x <= 17.8
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if Dave gives 17 prizes per day the number of left over prizes is:
167 - (43 + 7*17) = 167 - 162 = 5